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a
before
ac
before meals
am
before noon (morning)
h
hour
d
daily
bid
twice daily
hs
at hour of sleep (bedtime)
noc
night
p
after
pp
after meals
pc
after meals
pm
after noon (evening)
prn
as needed
q
every
qd
every day
qh
every hour
q2h
every 2 hours
qid
four times daily
qod
every other day
STAT
immediately
tid
three times daily
wk
week
yr
year
AD
right ear
AS
left ear
AU
both ears
ad lib
as desired
amt
amount
aq
aqueous
B with circle around it
bilateral
C
celcius, centigrade
c with line above it
with
F
farenheit
m with circle around it
murmur
NPO
nothing by mouth
OD
right eye
OS
left eye
OU
both eyes
per
by or through
po
per os (by mouth)
PR
through rectum
PV
through vagina
qns
qunatity not sufficient
qs
quantity sufficient
Rx
recipe, prescription
Sig
label; instruction to the patient
s with line above it
without (sans)
ss with line above it
one half
wa
while awake
x
times or for
>
greater than
<
less than
T with dot above it
one
TT with dots above each
2
TTT with dots above all
3
TV with dot above T
4
Author
dineane
ID
35136
Card Set
PPC Prescription Abbreviations and Symbols
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Notecards for abbr. and symbols
Updated
2010-09-16T16:25:41Z
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